Court spokesman Martin DeAgostino says in a statement that Conover died
Monday in Valparaiso.

Gov. Robert Orr appointed Conover to the state’s second-highest court in
1981. He retired in 1993, then served as a senior judge for two years.

The U.S. Navy veteran of World War II graduated from Valparaiso University
in 1949 and the Valparaiso University School of Law in 1951. He was named
judge of Valparaiso City Court the following year. Conover was Porter County
Republican Chairman from 1958 to 1963 and served as Porter County prosecutor
from 1963 to 1971.

He’s survived by his wife, Victoria, and four children, 10 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. Arrangements are pending at Moeller Funeral Home
in Valparaiso.